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e-1963 (Iran)

E-petition
Initiated by Alicia Racine from Ottawa, Ontario

Original language of petition: English

Petition to the Government of Canada

Whereas:
  • On the 15th of April 2018, British-Iranian professor of mathematics and computer science at Imperial College London, Dr. Abbas Edalat, was apprehended by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) while attending an academic workshop in the country’s capital, Tehran;
  • Dr. Edalat remains within the confines of Evin prison, infamous for its innumerable human rights violations, following unfounded charges involving matters of espionage and national security, the details of which Iranian authorities have yet to disclose publicly;
  • The unlawful nature of the arrest and the complete disregard of due process are but a few of the elements that make this case of great concern to us; and
  • Furthermore, trials are being tried often without provision of legal representation, where guilty verdicts are handed down with no avenue for recourse which is in direct contravention of Article 34 of Iran’s own constitution.
We, the undersigned, Students of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, and citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to take heed of this breach of human rights and freedom of expression and association, all of which are rights deeply entrenched in international convention, and to call for the unconditional release of Abbas Edalat.
Open for signature
December 11, 2018, at 11:59 a.m. (EDT)
Closed for signature
April 10, 2019, at 11:59 a.m. (EDT)
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Scarborough—Rouge Park
Liberal Caucus
Ontario